Pamela Ferris-Olson's Writings
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Article
Sep.28.2010
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It’s difficult to Karen Storek down. Faith, family, and an indomitable spirit are her strongest weapons against adversity, and Karen Storek has known a few.
Ten years ago this single mom of two sons was diagnosed with ALS also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. There...
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Short Story
Sep.20.2010
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Is immigration a women's issue? You bet!
The definition of the word immigration is innocuous. Immigration, as defined at dictionary.com, is the act of immigrating. The word feels static, but the action of immigration affects the dynamics of families, neighborhoods, communities, and countries.
Immigration doesn’t just affect the person moving, it also...
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Sep.09.2010
LivingintheHeartland.com
In the shadow of the ninth anniversary of the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City and serious damage to the Pentagon in Virginia, in the wake of a continuing war against terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, and ignited by a threat of a public display of anger in Gainesville Florida against Muslims, I offer a tribute to Simin Behbahani.
The 82-year-old...
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Article
Aug.30.2010
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Some women never give up. Take Diana Nyad for example. Nyad, born August 22, 1949 in New York City, is attempting to complete a long-distance swim she attempted more than 30 years ago. Sometime this summer Nyad wants to make the 103-mile swim from Cuba to the coast of Florida. The now 61-year-old Nyad spent nearly 42 hours in the water in 1978 battling strong...
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Aug.22.2010
LivingintheHeartland.com
Ana Gonzales Lewis (right) and her daughter Joli
Children's stories often have magical folk. Sometimes they offer the heroine three wishes. I’ve often thought about how best I'd use those wishes. As a wise woman I knew that my first wish would be to ask for unlimited wishes. But what if that was not an option? They do say: You can’t fool Mother Nature.
So...
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Article
Aug.11.2010
8/11/2010
I’m interested to know where a woman finds her inner strength. Some women appear shy and reserved yet they have an inner strength to handle life’s challenges. Other women appear scrappy but don’t have the strength to avoid being victimized.
Mimi Lesseos’ inner strength and the development of her physical strength can be traced to her family. Mimi is a...
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Article
Jul.19.2010
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Nirupama Pathak was a smart young woman. Her parents, who live in a remote mining region of India, were obviously proud of their daughter. They paid for her to go to graduate school in New Delhi, India’s capital city. Ms. Pathak studied journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communications. Upon graduation she took at job at financial newspaper also in New...
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About Pamela
Pamela Ferris-Olson is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer. She has worked for nearly two decades as a freelance journalist. Pam has spent her life observing human behavior and been fortunate to do this on five continents. She is currently...